The Portland daily press., 1887-09-06
Daniel webster Eessenden

The PRESS yesterday morning announced
the critical condition of Mr.. Daniel W. Fes-
sender, Clerk of the United States District
Court, at his residence at Bowery Beach,
from erysipelas, resulting from an abcess.
Mr.. Fessenden passed away at midnight
Sunday evening quietly
Daniel w. Fessenden was the son of the
late General Samuel Fessenden. His broth.
ers were the late Senator Fessenden, Hon.
Samuel c., Bowdoin "a, who represented
Maine in the National House. Oliver, Dart
mouth 3S, whose widow married the late
Judge Fox: DR.. Hewitt c., who was lead
ing physician of Eastport; Phillip; Hon.
Thomas, A. D., Bowdoin, as, who represent
ed Maine in Congress from what is now the
Second District, and former partner OF
Senator Frye; Dr. Chas. s. d., Bowdoin, of
the United States Hospital Service, and JOS
eph p, Bowdoin graduate. OF all these
brothers Philip alone never went to college
and he died at sea. DIR. Charles and Joseph
p. are the only brothers living, and there is
one sister, the widow of the late DR.. John
Lincoln, of Brunswick. The late Senator
VIM. Pitt Fessenden was a half brother.
Daniel was born in New Gloucester in
March. 1921, and would have been 66 years
of age in that month il he had lived. He
graduated at Dartmouth College in the class
OF 1912. and after graduation studied law
with Miller & Fessenden, and then opened a
law Office In Portland. He practiced only a
few years, and In l849 he went to California
to try his hand at the gold mines. He re-
mained in California until 1856 when he re-
fnrnQd boma md ,od L. 4
with his brother under the firm name of S.
d d. W. Fessenden. Mr.. Deblois withdraw
ing from his partnership with the Cen
eral and forming one with George E. B.
jackson
The partnership of S. d d. w. Fessenden
continued some years when Mr.. Daniel Fes-
sender was elected Clerk of Courts for Cum
berland County in 1861, and he held this of
fee for fifteen years, when he was succeeded
by Mr.. Littlcfeld who died in office. Mr.. j.
A. A. bennett was then appointed to fill the
unexpired years of the term by the Cover
nor.
When the Alabama Claims Court was ss-
tablished in Washington, Mr.. Fessenden
was appointed Clerk and continued in office
as long as the Court existed. He then re-
turned to Portland and opened law office.
but ON July 1st upon the resignation of Mr.
W. p. Preble as Clerk of the District Court,
Judge Webb appointed Mr.. Fessenden to fill
the vacancy, and he died the incumbent of
that Office.
MI. Fessenden married Miss Lucy Nichols,
of Augusta, who survives him. He also
leaves two children Charles and Lucy An
other child, Caroline, died some years ago.
After the great fire Mr.. Fessendrn lived in
Gorham, but recently at his cottage at Bow
cry Beach where he died.
Mr.. Fessenden was a man in whom gener-
osity amounted almost to falling He could
not resist any cry of distress. His services
and purse were at the disposition of all needy
men who sought his aid. He presented
dauntless, energetic disposition, and was be-
loved by all who knew him.
His funeral will take place at the resi-
dence of Gen. Francis Fessenden, on Deer
ing street, at 2.30p. m today.